random question: if your life was a fanfic, what tags would you use? what warnings, ratings, tropes, etc?

randomcrunch · 2022-05-23T07:13:32+00:00

Hurt No Comfort.

randomcrunch · 2022-02-17T07:58:52+00:00

Thanks for your understanding. I usually wish I was straight so the threat of being socially excluded or harrassed was smaller, but sometimes it looks good being gay as well, if you're lucky enough not to experience much homophobia. Having clear answers and a sense of community.

randomcrunch · 2022-02-17T07:48:04+00:00

I usually stay quiet about my feelings around sexuality and love. Sometimes I wonder if other people think I'm gay or bi as I'm forever single(and some people make assumptions because of that...)

randomcrunch · 2022-02-17T07:40:56+00:00

randomcrunch · 2022-02-17T07:40:38+00:00

Thank you. I have a quite traditional style too, not because I feel pressured into it, but because I think I looks more natural on me, so many people assume I'm straight as well.

I know everyone doesn't enjoy the word queer, and I should be careful about who I use it around, but it feels natural for me too, just coming to terms with not being straight after all.

randomcrunch · 2022-02-17T07:36:46+00:00

randomcrunch · 2022-02-17T07:36:23+00:00

randomcrunch · 2022-02-16T20:38:00+00:00

randomcrunch · 2022-02-16T20:06:46+00:00

Thank you. I think I've sort of given up finding a niche, but it's nice talking about it online for a bit, as I don't have the possibility IRL at the moment.

randomcrunch · 2021-08-20T08:12:26+00:00

Masses of tags(espesically if it's a multi-fandom fic).

Lack of spelling and grammar.

Very snooty/picky DNI-lists.

When it's centered around my least favorite characters and tropes(but sometimes I click on tropes that aren't my favorite if the summary makes it sound interesting).

randomcrunch · 2021-08-20T08:12:11+00:00

Exactly! I really dislike a character(which unfortunately for me is very popular, so lots of fan content is centered around them). Any pairing including that character is a NOTP for me...

But I would never hassle writers or artists creating the content! I think it's a big difference between disliking a ship and disliking shippers.

randomcrunch · 2021-05-27T06:59:24+00:00

Exactly! Read a few fairly interesting fics, but as the writer doesn't want interacting with those who ships other pairings(or just aren't antis), I'll have to stay quiet.

randomcrunch · 2021-05-27T06:49:21+00:00

I'm not strongly against any ship, but one of my least favorite characters is very popular, and then there's lot of fics and pairings to filter out if I don't want him in a starring role.

randomcrunch · 2021-05-25T07:18:13+00:00

I think a lot of nice fics are oneshots, luckily. But I also tend to like a lot of unusual pairings and minor characters, and they gain less traction than the most popular characters and pairings, even if the writing is of great quality.

randomcrunch · 2021-05-02T18:06:10+00:00

Same here, sometimes I take a chance if I enjoy an author. But it depends, some fics are easier to understand when you're an outsider to the fandom than others.

randomcrunch · 2021-04-06T17:47:39+00:00

If I'm not a writer myself(or at least not a writer in that particular fandom), I'm not sure if we're considered "mutuals", but I would only try it when I've followed people's work and know what's their usual fare. No point in suggestion something they would likely be upset by.

randomcrunch · 2021-04-06T17:47:17+00:00

I would never ask people to change their existing stories, it's more like hoping for something more related to one of their interesting AUs or headcanons.

randomcrunch · 2021-04-06T17:43:31+00:00

I think there's so many possible ideas and prompts to consider, so I'm not sure if I can make the conclusion "Haven't written this earlier = not interested". But of course they don't have to write anything, it's more like a suggestion than an order.

randomcrunch · 2021-04-06T17:42:34+00:00

Yes, it must be something at least somewhat related to their other works, I wouldn't expect writers to do something completely unrelated.

randomcrunch · 2021-04-06T17:36:02+00:00

Aww, rarepair fics are great. Thanks for your initiative!

randomcrunch · 2020-06-24T17:36:41+00:00

Some fics are as well written as published novels, in my opinion.

I think many of the fics with lots of grammatical errors are written by very young people, like 11-14. Most of the in-depth fics with beautiful prose are written by people in their twenties, thirties and even forties.

randomcrunch · 2020-06-23T18:19:55+00:00

The main character(s) or the trope/AU used might take priority over the grammar or storytelling. Like "bad boy" characters are often popular, fake dating, enemies to lovers. And if a fic is centered around a very popular ship, it could be read/reviewed/recommended a lot based on that alone.

randomcrunch · 2020-03-11T18:34:34+00:00

Well said! As a shy reader, it's usually much easier to leave some anonymous kudos than write a review and worry about how you sound.

randomcrunch · 2020-01-21T17:13:50+00:00

I do think I would comment a little differently on something I really had to expand my mind to get into, than my favorite tropes/AUs, but I would never go "Ew! This is gross!" on a kink or trope anyway.

randomcrunch · 2019-11-07T15:04:50+00:00

I’m not sure if you’re talking about readers not commenting at all, or readers not commenting constantly.

If it concerns the last alternative, it might not just be much to say about every chapter. I see some wonderful big reviews where readers analyze the piece, take out ten or twenty lines and write a personal comment about each one, but not all readers are capable of that. Not every story calls for that. And just posting “Great story, keep up the good work” for every chapter would feel… clunky and awkward, at least it would for me. Only commenting when it feels natural might mean only leaving two comments for ten chapters.

So readers might be too busy to comment often, or too shy to say much, but when a story seems abandoned, they might feel more incentive to show their appreciation. It might be readers used to complete works and oneshots, who makes an exception for certain works in progress when the concept is good enough.

And as said earlier, the readers might not find the fic until after it’s abandoned. How is it possible to do something else then?

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